The lights are on
Sure, most of the editors have toys and collectibles on their desk. Not me. I've got this monument of monstrosity anchoring my workspace. It's The Trophy of the Gilded Frog. Ex-editor Jay Fitzloff and I created this beast as a way to celebrate our annual Vikings/Packers bet. The trophy is on my desk because last year the Vikings had the better regular season record. Believe it or not, this my reward. And it all started with a frog.The Jeweled Frog you see here was the genesis of the whole bet years ago when Fitzloff saw the frog in the window of a junk shop in San Francisco. Fitzloff loves bets (he keeps a log for them), and this was the perfect opportunity for him. He doesn't give a rip about football, but to him the bet was his way to personify and summon all that I hate about life – The Packers. Naturally, then, Jay became the Packers' number one fan.Part of the bet stipulates that the loser of that year has to add to the trophy. It started with the single frog, and one year Jay brought in a friend who was literally going to toy school to design the fountain centerpiece with its accompanying scene of flora and fauna – including the fishing lures and bigmouth bass. Now it stands at about three feet.Of all the cool video game memorabilia in our office, (unfortunately) it's the trophy that often gets its share of gawkers. Ugly and proud of it.
The original frog
The fountain that the crotch-nuzzled Brett Favre figure is standing on not only shoots water, but it also lights up with a song.
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That is the weirdest paper weight I have ever seen.
Is that a humming bird in Brett Favre's crotch?
I think that it's safe to say that thing will be on your desk for a whole nother year.
You really have to see it in person to appreciate its true gaudiness.
And I though Pacman Giraffe looked gaudy...
You should show it to Lady GaGa and see how long it takes for her to make a dress which is an exact replica.
I was thinking "That is pretty ridiculous..."
Then I saw the Kleenex box in the background and realized the scale.
Holy CRAP, man. That thing is CRAZY!
It will be mine...
I..it's so beautiful.
How many years have you had this bet? That thing is huge!
So... who's added the most? :-)
Yea that humming bird is totally into bretts crotch towel. Oh and the rest of it looks terrible too. But its sumthing u will cherish I bet.
You can't even see the frog anymore. Though it is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen, and I've seen the Bayonetta trailer! Maybe I could take it, and make my own false bets...
I'd like to see what happens to it a few years from now.
So Kato (may I call you Kato) how hard was it to accept Favre as one of your own? I think the next time you lose you should paint Favre's jersey purple.
Haha. Hahahha. Hahahahahah. Sigh. I am amused. I think I should look into doing something like this with my friends. It'll save me money.
HILARIOUS.
You need to put Favre in his Vikings jersey back-to-back with the Packers one. It'd eerily come to represent the two-sidedness of man.
Man, I've lost track of when we started doing this... It's gotta be like four or five years, and thing's gotta be like three-feet tall and about 20 lbs. I think in the future I'm going to have to change it up dramatically, but with the way the Vikings are going, I hopefully won't have to worry about that for a while.
I recommend we tie that Favre figurine to the stake after he inevitably crashes and burns.
lol
instead of a bird in his croth you should have put a gun